Bruno Mars

Peter Eugene Hernandez, known as Bruno Mars, born on 8 October 1985 in Honolulu, in the state of Hawaii (United States), is an American singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and choreographer, artistic director, producer, film-maker, fashion designer and entrepreneur.

He grew up in a family of musicians and made his debut in music by producing other artists, through the production team The Smeezingtons alongside Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine. He is known for his stage productions, his retro set design and his works spanning a wide variety of musical styles, in particular R&B, funk, pop, soul, reggae, hip hop and rock. Bruno Mars is accompanied by his band, The Hooligans, who play numerous instruments, including electric guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums and brass, and who also perform as dancers.

He came to prominence with Nothin' on You by B.o.B, and then with Billionaire by Travie McCoy, before the worldwide release of his first album, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, in 2010. He also co-wrote numerous songs, among them Right Round by Flo Rida, Wavin' Flag by K'naan and Fuck You! by Cee Lo Green. In 2012, his second album, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), reached number one in the United States, Australia, Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and won a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. It includes the songs Locked Out of Heaven, When I Was Your Man and Treasure, which were international hits. The first of these won a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance. In 2011, Mars recorded the single It Will Rain for the film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011). In 2014 he featured on the track Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson. Two years later he released his third album, titled 24K Magic, centred on R&B. The record debuted at number two in the United States, Canada, France and New Zealand, and received seven Grammys, winning the top categories of Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Bruno Mars's music blends different musical styles. He works with artists from a variety of genres, and these collaborations are reflected in his own music. As a child he was strongly influenced by artists such as Elvis Presley, James Brown and Michael Jackson. Bruno Mars also draws inspiration from reggae and the sounds of Motown.

Bruno Mars has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, which makes him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has placed eight singles at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 since the start of his career in 2010, and his first five singles reached number one faster than any other male artist since Elvis Presley. As a songwriter, he was named by Music Week and Billboard magazine among the best songwriters of 2011 and 2013. Mars is the second most awarded artist of the 2010s, with 145 awards, including 16 Grammys, 3 Brit Awards, 9 American Music Awards and 10 Soul Train Music Awards, and he holds three Guinness World Records. He appeared on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2013 and on Forbes' list of the world's most powerful celebrities in 2014, and on Celebrity 100 in 2018 and 2019.